WoRMS name details
Scala deifica Melvill & Standen, 1903
524871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:524871)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Scala Mörch, 1852 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798
marine
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1903). The genus Scala (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species. Journal of Conchology. 10: 340-351, pl. 7. [10(11: 340-344 (1 July); 10(12): 345-351, pl. 7 (1 October)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31650162
page(s): 343, pl. 7 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 343, pl. 7 fig. 4 [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Oman, Karachi Coast
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scala deifica Melvill & Standen, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=524871 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1903). The genus Scala (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species. Journal of Conchology. 10: 340-351, pl. 7. [10(11: 340-344 (1 July); 10(12): 345-351, pl. 7 (1 October)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31650162
page(s): 343, pl. 7 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 343, pl. 7 fig. 4 [details]
Present 